Pikanchi Double

"Pikanchi Double"
Single by Arashi
from the album Iza, Now!
B-side "Gori Muchu" (五里霧中 At a Loss)
Released February 18, 2004 (Japan)
Format CD
Genre Pop
Label J Storm
JADA-5012 (limited edition)
JACA-5013 (normal edition)
Arashi singles chronology
"Hadashi no Mirai/Kotoba yori Taisetsu na Mono"
(2003)		 "Pikanchi Double"
(2004)		 "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero"
(2004)

"Pikanchi Double" (stylized as PIKA★★NCHI DOUBLE) is the twelfth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited edition with a deluxe cover art and a bonus track.

Single information

"Pikanchi Double" was used as the theme song for the direct-to-video movie Pikanchi: Life is Hard Dakara Happy, the sequel to the group's first movie together. Although the single is considered a sequel to "Pikanchi", it does not share rock-influenced sound of the prequel. The single's typography is also modified to denote it as a sequel, with two glyphs filling a void, instead of a single glyph with a void in the middle as seen in the typography of "Pikanchi".

Track list

Regular Edition
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Pikanchi Double"  Spin, Sho SakuraiKōsuke Morimoto (森元康介 Morimoto Kōsuke) 4:41
2. "Gori Muchu"  Yōji Kubota (久保田洋司 Kubota Yōji), SakuraiHirō Ooyagi (オオヤギヒロオ Ooyagi Hirō) 4:02
3. "Pikanchi Double" (Karaoke)Spin, SakuraiMorimoto 4:41
4. "Gori Muchu" (Karaoke)Kubota, SakuraiOoyagi 4:02
5. "Secret Talk" (Hidden track)   14:38
Limited Edition
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Pikanchi Double"  Spin, SakuraiMorimoto 4:41
2. "Gori Muchu"  Kubota, SakuraiOoyagi 4:02
3. "Michi Double Version"  Masahiko Kawahara (河原雅彦 Kawahara Masahiko)Yō Tsuji (辻陽 Tsuji Yō) 0:56
4. "Pikanchi Double" (Karaoke)Spin, SakuraiMorimoto 4:41
5. "Gori Muchu" (Karaoke)Kubota, SakuraiOoyagi 4:02

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[2] 67

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 89,106[1] Gold[3]
Preceded by
"One Day, One Dream" by Tackey & Tsubasa		 Oricon Weekly number one single
March 1, 2004 		Succeeded by
"Michishirube: A Road Home" by Orange Range

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2004年03月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  2. ↑ "Pikanchi Double" (in Japanese). Japanese Wikipedia. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  3. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2004年2月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-18.

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